Bangladesh Imports 2023
Complete list of Bangladesh's 117 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$66.42B
Total imports (2023)
#52
Global import rank
117
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Bangladesh imported $66.42 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #52 largest importer. Goods came from 117 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 78.8% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $6.93 billion — 10.4% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
117 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $22.90B | 34.47% |
| 2 | India | $11.25B | 16.94% |
| 3 | Indonesia | $3.58B | 5.39% |
| 4 | Singapore | $3.10B | 4.67% |
| 5 | Malaysia | $2.45B | 3.69% |
| 6 | USA | $2.21B | 3.32% |
| 7 | Brazil | $2.11B | 3.17% |
| 8 | Qatar | $1.84B | 2.76% |
| 9 | Japan | $1.66B | 2.51% |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | $1.28B | 1.92% |
| 11 | Australia | $1.26B | 1.90% |
| 12 | Thailand | $1.14B | 1.72% |
| 13 | Canada | $969.67M | 1.46% |
| 14 | Other Asia, nes | $950.25M | 1.43% |
| 15 | Germany | $855.80M | 1.29% |
| 16 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $830.75M | 1.25% |
| 17 | Pakistan | $690.47M | 1.04% |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | $635.69M | 0.96% |
| 19 | United Kingdom | $604.37M | 0.91% |
| 20 | Italy | $592.71M | 0.89% |
| 21 | Argentina | $450.39M | 0.68% |
| 22 | Morocco | $407.15M | 0.61% |
| 23 | Türkiye | $402.07M | 0.61% |
| 24 | Benin | $391.46M | 0.59% |
| 25 | Netherlands | $361.82M | 0.54% |
| 26 | New Zealand | $326.82M | 0.49% |
| 27 | South Africa | $308.96M | 0.47% |
| 28 | Belgium | $228.67M | 0.34% |
| 29 | Ukraine | $211.02M | 0.32% |
| 30 | France | $188.62M | 0.28% |
| 31 | Spain | $178.37M | 0.27% |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | $176.93M | 0.27% |
| 33 | Egypt | $160.84M | 0.24% |
| 34 | Angola | $122.78M | 0.18% |
| 35 | Romania | $109.30M | 0.16% |
| 36 | Switzerland | $103.64M | 0.16% |
| 37 | Paraguay | $94.56M | 0.14% |
| 38 | Denmark | $84.71M | 0.13% |
| 39 | Oman | $82.20M | 0.12% |
| 40 | Poland | $78.64M | 0.12% |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | $68.38M | 0.10% |
| 42 | Myanmar | $67.20M | 0.10% |
| 43 | Czechia | $64.85M | 0.10% |
| 44 | Greece | $63.67M | 0.10% |
| 45 | Sweden | $60.20M | 0.09% |
| 46 | Jordan | $57.31M | 0.09% |
| 47 | Nigeria | $56.79M | 0.09% |
| 48 | Tunisia | $50.42M | 0.08% |
| 49 | Mozambique | $42.57M | 0.06% |
| 50 | Finland | $41.90M | 0.06% |
| 51 | Ireland | $40.88M | 0.06% |
| 52 | Chile | $40.36M | 0.06% |
| 53 | Austria | $38.49M | 0.06% |
| 54 | Philippines | $38.16M | 0.06% |
| 55 | Bulgaria | $31.24M | 0.05% |
| 56 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $24.41M | 0.04% |
| 57 | Peru | $21.97M | 0.03% |
| 58 | Guatemala | $18.60M | 0.03% |
| 59 | Portugal | $18.24M | 0.03% |
| 60 | Bahrain | $17.11M | 0.03% |
| 61 | Lithuania | $15.29M | 0.02% |
| 62 | Slovakia | $13.79M | 0.02% |
| 63 | Senegal | $11.61M | 0.02% |
| 64 | Hungary | $11.30M | 0.02% |
| 65 | Norway | $10.76M | 0.02% |
| 66 | Gabon | $8.24M | 0.01% |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | $8.03M | 0.01% |
| 68 | Croatia | $7.84M | 0.01% |
| 69 | Cambodia | $7.72M | 0.01% |
| 70 | Uruguay | $7.60M | 0.01% |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | $6.47M | 0.01% |
| 72 | Mauritania | $6.19M | 0.01% |
| 73 | Honduras | $6.03M | 0.01% |
| 74 | Kenya | $4.36M | 0.01% |
| 75 | Uganda | $4.27M | 0.01% |
| 76 | Togo | $4.10M | 0.01% |
| 77 | Slovenia | $3.76M | 0.01% |
| 78 | Madagascar | $3.49M | 0.01% |
| 79 | Latvia | $3.33M | 0.01% |
| 80 | Mauritius | $3.32M | 0.00% |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | $3.30M | 0.00% |
| 82 | Maldives | $3.29M | 0.00% |
| 83 | Ethiopia | $3.02M | 0.00% |
| 84 | Cyprus | $2.87M | 0.00% |
| 85 | Kuwait | $2.84M | 0.00% |
| 86 | Dominican Rep. | $2.61M | 0.00% |
| 87 | Colombia | $2.14M | 0.00% |
| 88 | Malta | $2.14M | 0.00% |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | $1.96M | 0.00% |
| 90 | Ecuador | $1.42M | 0.00% |
| 91 | Mexico | $1.37M | 0.00% |
| 92 | Luxembourg | $1.23M | 0.00% |
| 93 | Costa Rica | $1.20M | 0.00% |
| 94 | Rep. of Moldova | $1.10M | 0.00% |
| 95 | Estonia | $1.04M | 0.00% |
| 96 | Serbia | $739,916 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Seychelles | $640,117 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Fiji | $578,316 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam | $555,861 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Panama | $352,107 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Iceland | $339,612 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Samoa | $165,841 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Montenegro | $115,116 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $68,750 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Liberia | $66,654 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Namibia | $61,822 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Lebanon | $52,022 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Ghana | $38,070 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Guyana | $31,724 | 0.00% |
| 110 | El Salvador | $27,153 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | $11,781 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $11,166 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Eswatini | $1,070 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Belize | $776 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Botswana | $174 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Malawi | $9 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Lesotho | $6 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $6.93B | 10.43% |
| 2 | 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $2.22B | 3.35% |
| 3 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $1.89B | 2.85% |
| 4 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | $1.56B | 2.35% |
| 5 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $1.42B | 2.14% |
| 6 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $1.40B | 2.11% |
| 7 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $1.09B | 1.64% |
| 8 | 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $956.91M | 1.44% |
| 9 | 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $923.11M | 1.39% |
| 10 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $822.73M | 1.24% |
| 11 | 150710 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $693.62M | 1.04% |
| 12 | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $631.41M | 0.95% |
| 13 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $547.93M | 0.82% |
| 14 | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $501.73M | 0.76% |
| 15 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $488.05M | 0.73% |
| 16 | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $480.40M | 0.72% |
| 17 | 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $465.17M | 0.70% |
| 18 | 600410 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, other than those of heading 60.01, containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn but not containing rubber thread | $456.44M | 0.69% |
| 19 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $453.90M | 0.68% |
| 20 | 520523 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale | $446.22M | 0.67% |
| 21 | 521142 | Fabrics, woven: containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2, of yarns of different colours, denim | $425.90M | 0.64% |
| 22 | 520942 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, of yarns of different colours, weighing more than 200g/m2, denim | $421.01M | 0.63% |
| 23 | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $404.90M | 0.61% |
| 24 | 520524 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 192.31 but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 but not exceeding 80 metric number), not for retail sale | $386.45M | 0.58% |
| 25 | 600632 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed | $386.45M | 0.58% |
| 26 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $329.36M | 0.50% |
| 27 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $310.21M | 0.47% |
| 28 | 600192 | Fabrics: pile fabrics (excluding long pile and loop pile), of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $299.43M | 0.45% |
| 29 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $297.88M | 0.45% |
| 30 | 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $276.72M | 0.42% |
| 31 | 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $248.55M | 0.37% |
| 32 | 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $247.59M | 0.37% |
| 33 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $242.42M | 0.36% |
| 34 | 590320 | Textile fabrics: impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with polyurethane | $230.03M | 0.35% |
| 35 | 310311 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: phosphatic, superphosphates, containing by weight 35% or more of diphosphorus pentaoxide (P2O5) | $228.88M | 0.34% |
| 36 | 320416 | Dyes: reactive dyes and preparations based thereon | $227.90M | 0.34% |
| 37 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $223.69M | 0.34% |
| 38 | 550410 | Fibres: artificial staple fibres, of viscose, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | $220.72M | 0.33% |
| 39 | 540233 | Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread | $218.85M | 0.33% |
| 40 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $212.49M | 0.32% |
| 41 | 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $212.40M | 0.32% |
| 42 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $211.06M | 0.32% |
| 43 | 230230 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $207.08M | 0.31% |
| 44 | 071320 | Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $204.92M | 0.31% |
| 45 | 540761 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of non-textured polyester filaments | $203.45M | 0.31% |
| 46 | 390410 | Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms | $186.52M | 0.28% |
| 47 | 530929 | Fabrics, woven: of flax, containing less than 85% flax, other than unbleached or bleached | $185.43M | 0.28% |
| 48 | 520932 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, weighing more than 200g/m2 | $180.58M | 0.27% |
| 49 | 230990 | Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding | $179.79M | 0.27% |
| 50 | 520939 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5209.3, weighing more than 200g/m2 | $178.89M | 0.27% |
| 51 | 470329 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood | $178.31M | 0.27% |
| 52 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $177.45M | 0.27% |
| 53 | 540742 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of filaments of nylon or other polyamides, dyed | $174.97M | 0.26% |
| 54 | 120510 | Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken | $173.74M | 0.26% |
| 55 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $171.21M | 0.26% |
| 56 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $170.26M | 0.26% |
| 57 | 600622 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyed | $167.75M | 0.25% |
| 58 | 551511 | Fabrics, woven: of polyester staple fibres n.e.c. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibres | $166.50M | 0.25% |
| 59 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $164.41M | 0.25% |
| 60 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $159.92M | 0.24% |
| 61 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $157.88M | 0.24% |
| 62 | 720310 | Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $154.55M | 0.23% |
| 63 | 090421 | Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground | $154.11M | 0.23% |
| 64 | 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $153.47M | 0.23% |
| 65 | 520522 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale | $151.74M | 0.23% |
| 66 | 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $151.49M | 0.23% |
| 67 | 530919 | Fabrics, woven: of flax, containing 85% or more flax, other than bleached or unbleached | $150.15M | 0.23% |
| 68 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $148.62M | 0.22% |
| 69 | 853720 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $148.49M | 0.22% |
| 70 | 080810 | Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $148.35M | 0.22% |
| 71 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $145.94M | 0.22% |
| 72 | 850423 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA | $145.48M | 0.22% |
| 73 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $143.59M | 0.22% |
| 74 | 520842 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, of yarns of different colours, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $142.63M | 0.21% |
| 75 | 890190 | Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $142.35M | 0.21% |
| 76 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $140.80M | 0.21% |
| 77 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $139.74M | 0.21% |
| 78 | 380991 | Finishing agents and dye carriers: to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in the textile industry (excluding those with a basis of amylaceous substances) | $137.71M | 0.21% |
| 79 | 294190 | Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941 | $137.40M | 0.21% |
| 80 | 550320 | Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | $136.42M | 0.21% |
| 81 | 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $136.30M | 0.21% |
| 82 | 640620 | Footwear: parts, outer soles and heels, of rubber or plastics | $130.63M | 0.20% |
| 83 | 481092 | Paper and paperboard: multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheets | $129.14M | 0.19% |
| 84 | 251710 | Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone: of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated | $125.89M | 0.19% |
| 85 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $125.57M | 0.19% |
| 86 | 070320 | Vegetables, alliaceous: garlic, fresh or chilled | $123.36M | 0.19% |
| 87 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $122.57M | 0.18% |
| 88 | 761490 | Aluminium: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core | $120.46M | 0.18% |
| 89 | 852352 | Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $118.53M | 0.18% |
| 90 | 520512 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale | $117.35M | 0.18% |
| 91 | 283620 | Carbonates: disodium carbonate | $116.95M | 0.18% |
| 92 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $116.04M | 0.17% |
| 93 | 040210 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $115.82M | 0.17% |
| 94 | 071310 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $114.55M | 0.17% |
| 95 | 580122 | Fabrics: woven pile, of cotton, cut corduroy, other than fabrics of heading no. 5802 or 5806 | $114.36M | 0.17% |
| 96 | 390140 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $113.95M | 0.17% |
| 97 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $113.10M | 0.17% |
| 98 | 230649 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of rape seed oils (other than low erucic acid rape or colza) | $112.93M | 0.17% |
| 99 | 540754 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed | $111.38M | 0.17% |
| 100 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $111.09M | 0.17% |